Increment matplotlib color cycle

Question

Is there a simple way to increment the matplotlib color cycle without digging into axes internals?

When plotting interactively a common pattern I use is:

Answer 1

Similar to the other answers but using matplotlib color cycler:

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from itertools import cycle

prop_cycle = plt.rcParams['axes.prop_cycle']
colors = cycle(prop_cycle.by_key()['color'])
for data in my_data:
    ax.plot(data.x, data.y, color=next(colors))